Comments on: Music Specifically Engineered for Cruising

By: Viss1

Viss1 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:07:34 +0000

Personally I find techno/electronica/D&B extremely played out as soundtracks to driving scenes. I and most other true car enthusiasts would rather listen to the actual engine sounds where available.

If the in-car audio is lacking, why not try some instrumentals with a rock or even new wave vibe? Those genres would be a lot less generic, and would fit better with the period.

By: Ethan Hunt

Ethan Hunt — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:13:50 +0000

While obviously heavily subjective, I find that the electronic-fused genres tend to cater best in the cruising situations. Ambient is a little mellow, for my tastes, but something much ‘hardcore’ like intense DnB can be syncopating to the driver. Sitting contently in the middle, however, I find downtempo–maybe others can concur. Big names like DJ Shadow, Thievery Corporation and Tosca come to mind, but it would be interesting to hear what others find accommodating.

By: Turboman

Turboman — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:55:49 +0000

As we all read in the driver, there is no music playing when Alex Roy hits the street.

By: avalancher

avalancher — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:52:53 +0000

Paradoxically I doubt that Diem/Turner nor Roy/Maher
ever listened to any music while on their way… let’s also
not forget that unlike almost 100% of their copycats
the two first road-movies, Two Lane Blacktop and
Vanishing Point had no other soundtrack that what was
incidentally played in a gas station or a lousy tape-deck.

TMHO “Gumball 3000: The Movie” has one of the best
OST of road movies, and (paradoxically too) it’s mostly
“chilly” (it can be heard on many Top Gear reviews).

By: Sloan P

Sloan P — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:44:14 +0000

Matching this music up with some of the higb-speed highway footage would be amazing. Roy/Maher flying across the states jamming to the tunes… ha!

Will the movie use any popular/main-stream tracks?